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City of Poughkeepsie police are investigating a non-fatal shooting that left one man with a gunshot wound to both his legs.

At 2:51 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to the area of 238 Church Street, where they found a 30-year-old City of Poughkeepsie man suffering from a single gunshot. According to police, the bullet penetrated both of the man’s legs.

The victim was transported to a local hospital where he underwent treatment for his non-fatal wounds, police said.

A preliminary investigation into the shooting shows that the victim was confronted by at least two people before a struggle over a handgun took place. The victim was shot during the struggle, police said.

Anyone with information on this shooting can call the City of Poughkeepsie police on the TIP line at 451-7577.